The station was opened in 1879 and was extended further between 1901-1906. The entrance features ornate ironwork. Seven pillars support the glazed porte-cochere arcade with the travel centre behind and the stone edifice of the Central Hotel rising above. The station won Station of the Year in 1999. Over 34 million people visit the station each year.

Glasgow Queen Street station

If you intend to travel from the North of Scotland or Edinburgh your journey will most likely end at Glasgow Queen Street station.

Passenger services are operated by ScotRail with assistance from Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. Trains to Glasgow operate on a regular schedule, with a departure once every 15 minutes on weekdays. Two trains per hour go to Edinburgh Waverley via Glasgow Queen Street and Bathgate (limited stop) on the North Clyde Line, while the other two travel to Motherwell via Glasgow Central and Hamilton Central on the Argyle Line (with one train an hour continuing to Cumbernauld). In the evenings and on Sundays a half-hourly service operates via Glasgow Central to Motherwell via Hamilton. Return services on the Argyle Line arrive from Whifflet with every other train starting back from Motherwell (except on Sundays).